53 Grove Road, Wimborne, BH21 1BN
About 53 Grove Road
53 Grove Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £298,000. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
53 Grove Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Grove Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 24 years.
£298,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2025Most recent
£298,000
+119.1%over 24 years20 May 2001
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 1BN: £330,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 53 Grove Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Grove Road homes
Years Held for 53 Grove Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,170
Street avg £3,439
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St John's Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB